Volume 18, Number 8—August 2012
Research
Solid Organ Transplant–associated Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis, United States, 2011
Adam MacNeil
, Ute Ströher, Eileen Farnon, Shelley Campbell, Deborah Cannon, Christopher D. Paddock, Clifton P. Drew, Matthew Kuehnert, Barbara Knust, Robert Gruenenfelder, Sherif R. Zaki, Pierre E. Rollin, Stuart T. Nichol, and the LCMV Transplant Investigation Team
, Ute Ströher, Eileen Farnon, Shelley Campbell, Deborah Cannon, Christopher D. Paddock, Clifton P. Drew, Matthew Kuehnert, Barbara Knust, Robert Gruenenfelder, Sherif R. Zaki, Pierre E. Rollin, Stuart T. Nichol, and the LCMV Transplant Investigation TeamTable 1
Case information, major clinical findings, and outcome of an organ donor and 4 transplant recipients, United States, 2011*
| Patient | Age, y | Organ received | Major clinical findings | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor | 13 | NA | Diabetic ketoacidosis, hypothermia, hypotension, nausea, vomiting, cerebral edema, possible meningitis | Died |
| Left kidney recipient | 53 | Left kidney | Urinary leak, pelvic abscess, acute respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory failure, mild hepatitis, possible acute myocardial infarction, possible encephalitis | Died |
| Right kidney recipient | 46 | Right kidney | Encephalitis, pancytopenia | Survived |
| Liver recipient | 62 | Liver | Hepatitis, encephalopathy, urinary tract infection, atrial fibrillation | Survived |
| Lung recipient | 60 | Lung | Pneumonia, respiratory failure, pulmonary infarction, atrial fibrillation, hepatitis | Died |
*All were female. NA, not applicable.
1Additional members of the LCMV Transplant Investigation Team who contributed data are listed at the end of the article.
